The Wise Integrity: “Presume No Evil, Yet Foresee It—That Is True Worth”

Confucius said: “Not to presume deceit or distrust, yet to foresee it—that is the mark of a worthy man.”

He who does not anticipate attempts to deceive him, nor think beforehand of his not being believed, and yet apprehends these things readily (when they occur) – is he not a man of superior worth?

不逆诈,不亿不信。抑亦先觉者,是贤乎!

Source: The Analects, Xian Wen XIV, Chapter 31

Author: Confucius

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